Chancellor Merz to nominate Aigner as Germany’s first woman president
Merz plans to nominate Aigner as a joint CDU/CSU candidate, with Social Democrats also signaling support for the first woman to lead Germany.
- On Friday, Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats agreed to back Ilse Aigner from the Bavarian Christian Social Union for German president, ending weeks of tension between the sister parties.
- The CSU proposed Aigner earlier this year, but the CDU delayed endorsing her while Merz considered alternative candidates, straining relations between the two parties.
- If elected by the Federal Convention, Aigner would become Germany's first female head of state, drawing on her experience as agriculture minister under former Chancellor Angela Merkel.
- Aigner has received strong verbal backing from members of the centre-left Social Democrats and the environmental Greens, suggesting a viable path to the presidency beyond her own coalition.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has officially nominated Ilse Aigner, the president of the Bavarian state parliament, for the German presidency, sources tell the German news agency DPA. Aigner would become the first woman to hold the primarily ceremonial position.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz plans to recommend Ilse Aigner (61), Chairwoman of the Bavarian State Parliament, as the next presidential candidate, dpa reported on the 9th (local time), citing officials from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). The social coalition, a coalition government partner of the CDU and Christian Social Union (CSU),
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz supported the nomination of Bavaria Ilze Aigner as head of State, which could make her the first female president in the history of the country. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, during the Sunday dinner of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Berlin, expressed his support for 61-year-old Ilse Aigner, wrote Bloomberg. On Monday, the Head of Government is expected to make an official announcement. Early Merz re…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Sunday he intends to appoint Bavarian politician Ilse Aigner as the country's next president in 2027. She would become the first woman to hold the position.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced on Sunday that he will nominate 61-year-old Bavarian politician Ilse Aigner to be the country's next federal president in 2027.
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